Roger I of Carcassonne
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Roger I (died 1012) was the
count of Carcassonne {{Notability, date=October 2022 The County of Carcassonne (Occitan: ''Comtat de Carcassona'') was a medieval fiefdom controlling the city of Carcassonne, France and its environs. It was often united with the County of Razès. The origins of Carc ...
from and, as Roger II, count of Comminges (from 957) and Couserans (from 983).


Life

Roger was the son of
Arnaud I of Comminges Arnaud may refer to: People * Arnaud (given name) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the German given name Arnold * Arnaud (surname) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the name Arnold * Arnauld family, a noble French f ...
and Arsinde of Carcassonne. Associated with the government of Comminges in 957, he inherited the county of Couserans in 983 at the death of his father, Count Arnaud I. At around 1000 he inherited the county of Carcassonne from his mother. After sharing the government with his son Ramon Roger in Carcassonne, part of the county of Couserans and of the county of
Razès Razès (; oc, Rasés; ca, Rasès) is a historical area in southwestern France, in today's Aude ''département''. Several communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of ...
and Bernard I Roger in Couserans, he was succeeded by his nephew
William I of Carcassonne William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of ...
.


Marriage and issue

In 969 Roger married Adelaide of Rouergue. They had: * Ramon Roger * Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre *Peter Roger,
Bishop of Girona The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona ( la, Gerunden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Girona in the Ecclesiastical province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain.Ermesinde married Ramon Borrell, count of Barcelona.


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